Where does “hamer” come from?

hamer (Middle English) comes from Old English hamor, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

hamer (Middle English): A hammer; A fierce individual; one with strong...

Definitions

  1. A hammer; A fierce individual; one with strong...

Ancestry of “hamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhamorhammer
2Proto-West Germanic*hamar—
3Proto-Germanichamarazhammer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱmoros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “hamer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱmoros →